Occupational Therapy Faculty

The Faculty and staff are committed to the development of students. The faculty provides an excellent balance of skills and expertise to cover a broad range of learning experiences for our students. Each faculty member brings a unique contribution to the theory and practice of the occupational therapy curriculum.

Mailing Address

450 30th Street, 4th Floor
Oakland, CA 94609

FAX Number

510-869-6951

Department Chair

Kate Hayner, EdD, OTR/L
450 30th Street, 4th floor
Oakland, CA 94609
510.869.6511 ext. 4780
khayner@samuelmerritt.edu

Administrative Staff

Drew Ward
Administrative Assistant
450 30th Street, 4th floor
Oakland, CA 94609
510.869.8925
dward@samuelmerritt.edu

Donna Breger Stanton, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Level II
Associate Professor
450 30th Street, 4th floor
Oakland, CA 94609
510.869.6743
dbreger@samuelmerritt.edu

Domenique Embrey, MS, OTR/L
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Level II
450 30th Street, 4th floor
Oakland, CA 94609
510.869.5913
dembrey@samuelmerritt.edu

Liz Kleine, MOT
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Level I
450 30th Street, 4th floor
Oakland, CA 94609
510.869.3721
lkleine@samuelmerritt.edu

Faculty

Donna Breger Stanton, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA
dbreger@samuelmerritt.edu

Ciara Cox, PhD, MS, OTL
ccox@samuelmerritt.edu

Elaina DaLomba, PhD, OTR

edalomba@samuelmerritt.edu

Domenique Embry, MS, OTR/L
dembry@samuelmerritt.edu

Laura Figueroa, OTR/L
lfigueroa@samuelmerritt.edu

Ginny Gibson, OTD,OTR/L, CHT
ggibson@samuelmerritt.edu

Gordon Muir Giles, PhD, Dip COT, OTR/L, FAOTA
ggiles@samuelmerritt.edu

Goli Hashimi, MSc, OTR/L
ghashimi@samuelmerritt.edu

Kate Hayner, EdD, OTR/L
khayner@samuelmerritt.edu